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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15. 1918.

POST OFFICE.

WEATHER REPORT.

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EUROPE'S MOTOR CARS. CEO. P. LAMMERT.

England Heads the List.

The number of motor cars in

ee in Europe is 522,112, accord-

ASAHI BEER.

AUCTIONEER. APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

ing to figures compiled by the THE Undersigned ¡has received

Fist Prees Barean. It is not instructions to sell by Public surprising to find that Great Auction"

Britain beads the list with 171,607

carm for 1917, our enemy the Han

ON WEDNESDAY,

coming second with 95,000 cars the 23rd October, 1918, commen-

in 1914, the last year for which

statistics are available. Francs |

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cing at 11 am. at his Sales

Room Duddell Street,

TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE.

Cylindere 20 3211⁄2" 53" Stroke 36*

Two BOILERS (built about

*191) 13′ x 10

together with shaft and propeller Al10

fa third on the list and Italy fourth. While of interest, these figures will be modified by the war. Generally the returns are for passenger cara only, and do not comprise lorries and motor cycles. England's retarza are lower for! 1917 than they were for 1914, Yes England has added very

Sundry gear auch as steam considerably to her number of winches, cables and anchors etc. commercial motors bý reason of

N.B. The above have been the war. The French returns are salved from the s.s. Hongkong always on the ander side, being end will be conveyed to Hong- bssed on actual faxes paid and not rong af an early date. There including taxicabe, lorriee, or will be no restrictions as to motor cycles. Before the war, the export from Hongkong.

ctual number of privately-owned For further particulars and motor vebirles in France was permit to view.-Apply to #boat 115,000. Since then it is GEO. P. LAMMERT. estimated that: France has im ported or built 80,000 war motors.

The principal battle front being in France, there are sctually more motor vehicles in that country at the present moment than in any

P

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Auctioneer.

R.

Any European, Non-Asiatic or

other in Europe, for in addition fadian desiring to leave the to those of the French Army they Colony should apply in person: comprise those of the British, at the Central Police Station American, Italien, Belgian and between the hours of 9 am to Portuguese forces.

1 pan, and 2 p.m, to 4-p.m: daily. Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identifica- tion papers.

All persons with certain excep- A correspondent in a Ceylon tions who remain in the paper writes from home: Ism Colony for more than 7 days are told that news has come of ladies required to Register themselves who have gone out round the under the REGISTRATION of

Stop at Home.

PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918.

Cape being detained in numbers Forms of Registration giving the at the Cape where the hotel kee particulars required may be yers are simply charging them obtained at the G. P. O. and at what they like sad most, ezorbit-all Police Stations.

Ently. The best advice to all The Penalty for non-com- Jodien is, at present, to stop at pliance is a fine not excee

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Mitsui Bussan Kaisha

Zuleykane 300° A 185.

CAST IRON

The parcel port service to Cubay, is suspended.

October 156, 11h. 34m-Warning to Hongkong. Coast Forts, des–Typhicon The Barrio to Germany, Austria, Bulis Lat 16 N. Long 125 E, mori'g maria and the Ottoman Empires are W.N.W. Telosity unknown. extpended

On and after May 1st 1818, Imperial Postal Orders will be cashed in India at the rate of 1/6 to the ropes.

from Japan, Vladivostock and Inde- October 184. Lib. Səm-No retazam China. Fressure has decreased slightly to modestaly atall stations reporting; it No "uncficial latter addressed to remains highest over N. China.. Abadan, Abwa or Mohammorah in the ́e Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours | Persian Gulf may exceed eight ounces Isanding at 10 am. to-day, 0,00 fnch. weight

Total since January 1st 98,39 inak se Against an aracage of 79.05 inches,

The Parcel Best Service to the Portu. games, Colonies in West Africa and to Spanish Ofise in Moroccé (except for Prisoners-of-War) is suspended.

Correspondance addressed to enemy subjects in China. Siami, Siberia and Portuguese East Africa, Parsia and Mor Deco cannot be trapaniitad.

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FORECAST FOR THE A HODES INDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Distries

Forecast.

N, and

Parcels for Gresca cannot be accepted - 1 Hongkong so Gap Bosk... | winds, for transmission unless accompanied by ⚫ special permit issued by the British Minister at Athens.

Unizmured parcels for the United Kingdom will in future be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Public are therefore advised to pack such parcels very carefully.

Letters franked at the 4 cents rata addressed to Yunanfu and Mengise and i other places in the Province of Yunnan ahould be superscribed with the words

'For delivery by the Chinese Post Office.”|

Catil further, not ce parcels for civil addresses in the provinces of Udine, Vicenza, Trevise, Pados, Vezice and Belluno in Italy will not be accepted for branamsiasica anlei posted under the British War OfEca Parmi..

Forusza Cazana!

moderate; fins,

N. winda, strong.

South coast of China_be-} The __KRIS tween HFC and Lampeks as No. 1 South court of Chins be-) The same tween EKG and Hainan..) ss No. L

China Const Meteorological Register.

Station.

The Parcel Post Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for members

of the Expeditionary Forces), and to

Oct. 15, a.m.

Winds;

Hour,

Barometer.

Tamperature,

Humidity.

Weather.

Foro,

Abyminia, Bagdad, Erithres, Franch Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland Portu- Vostok da guess East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia Nomuze have been suspended.

Hakodate

Todo

The charge for customs duty on type Kochl samples of unmannfactured tobacco not exceeding 6 ozs. in gross weight, and on aga

Nagamki samples of spirits (except pe fomed Oshima spiri's) not exceeding 12 cra. in gross | Fäka weight imported into the United Ring him dem by port has now been increased to Bonin Is $5/60 and 15/4d respectively..

Whalwal da 30,09 60 944b Fanto

The importation by post into Japan of chang foreign rice, except such as may be Kindang imported by the Minister of Agriculture Changan and Commerce and the persons,designated Shanghal by him, is prohibited. .

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This prohibition is not applicable to rice imported into Taiwan (Formosa) and Karabuts (Japanese Bagbalien.).z

From the 1st May 1918 there will be three Goversi deliveries" daily from the District Post Offices except on Sunday and Holidays when there will be one delivery only.

Wanho Telegraphic infmation has been Holbow

Pakhol received from London the packets of Palla Sogar not exceeding one pound in Weight | Tom

Touris may still be sent by parcel post to the C. St. J. United Kingdom and shas such packts į are admitted to the United Kingdom Irce Apa of import licence or customs duty.

Dagupan

Manila

On 1st September, 1918, the rates or Legal postage chargeable in India on letters for follo

Tacloban all places abroad to which the rate of 1 arua per ounce was previously applicable Surigao

was raised to 134 annat for the first ounce and 1 apa for each additional ouces.

The portage on letters to Naval and Military addenser, was not raised..

The insured letter and insured parcel. services between Egypt (or in tabait. through Egit) and Cyprus are tempor arily suspended.

29.72 81 80 am Ston

6.20 29.69

6 29.77 83 91 zw Labuan

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0. W. JEFFRIES-Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 15, 1918: 1 Barometer, reduced to 35 depromí Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in iu- shes, tenths and hundredths...

ENTERTAINMENTS.

VICTORIA THEATRE.

October 14th, 15th and 16th, 1918.. 9.15 P.M. PERFORMANCE GLADYS HULETTE

in

OVER THE HILL

MR. C. THERESES Card Manipulator

assisted by

Mesdames Senour and Gordon.

Etc., Etc.

NOTICES.

SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE. 21, PRAYA EÄST,

HONGKONG.

ALL Departments of the above are now Open after extensive repairs.

Feading and Writing Rooms, Billiard Room (two tables), Restaurant, Concert Hall and

Meeting Room.

GUNNERS OF THE AIR.

Interesting Articls by "Observer."

The fighting aeroplane is s development of the war, In the beginning, seroplanes went out only to observe, and pilots were armed only with a carbine, per- hapa only with a pistol.

We have travelled far from those early days, and the serial

Sleeping Accommodation-33 geunery of the B.A.F. is one, if Cabins and 70 Beds in Dormi-not the chief, cause of British

sacendancy in the air

{tories.

All men of the Mercantile Marine, H.M. Navy and Army are welcome to use the Institute. Manageress-MRS. ALLEN. REV. W. T. FEATHERSTONE, Acting-Chaplain and Secretary.

LADY MAY'S

"The musketry's the thing," said the late Major" McCadden, and be was right.

The principle is to aim your whole machine; to use the sero- rlsze as a gun-mount; and it is easy to imagine some of the difficulties when the gun-mount is travelling and manoeuvring

faster than say expresa- śrain travels, and its target is in similar

ROSE FUND,motion

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Begistered and Parcel Mail close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below malows otherwise stated.

La the care of Wails clcsing before 9 the Humidity of air saturated with mots- sm. Regis ration closes at 5 o'gjock on

ture being 100L the previous,evening.

INWARD MAILS,

Straits-Por DILWARA, 15th Oct. Saigon-Per PROVIDENUF, 17th Oct, Ecbe-Por MANCHE, 19th Oct,

OUTWARD "MAILS.

TO-MORROW,

Philippine Australia & New Zealand

vis Sydney-Per TANGO M.. 16th Oct, Registration 8.45 a.m. Latters 9.30 am.

Shanghai and North Coins-Per ESL-

KONG, 16th Oct., Noôn.

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METEOROLOGICAL.

Baigor-Per TELEMACHUS, 16th Co Baromater

2 p.m.

Hoihow Per OIPING. 16th Oct.,

Tampicatur 5 p.

Butility THURSDAY, 17th October. Wind Direction_ Force-

Shanghai and North China-Per SUN-

NING, 17th Oct., Foos.

į Weather Shanghai, Chins & Japon via Fobe-- Bain ...........

0.00 0,00 Per CARMARTHENSHIRE, šant ojas når Tampaenzhen, sa zhy 17th Oct., 5 p... FRIDAY, 18th October.. Swatow, Amoy & Hormons via Keelung -PerAMAKUS 1 K. 18th Oct.

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E.K. Oboratory, Oct, 15, 1918,

1, 7. CLAXTON, Director,

TIDE TABLE,

From 14th Oct..to 20th Oct.

9 & 10.. Philippine Islandi Per LOONGSANG,

18th Oct, 2pm SATURDAY, 19th October. Philippine Islanda Japan a Kobe, Canada, U. States, Central & South America & Europe vis Vancouver BC-For PROTE-- SILAUS. 19h Oct Registra tton 9:45 am. Letters 10.30 am at 02 Shangbai and North China-Per YING.

---- CROW,19th Oct, 2 p.m.#- TUESDAY, 22nd October.

| Bwatow, Amoy and Facchow-Por HAL

BONG, 22nd Oct; i p.m. THURSDAY, 24th October.

RAINWATER PIPES &is, Javane Naga-

AND FITTINGS~ FRANK : SMITH & CO. ARES YOZUX |ROAD) -- CENTRAL, HONGKONG..

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Nor is that all the difference between serial and ground gunnery: On the ground, ammanition is practially unlimit

ed. In en seroplane, every ounce of, waight carried counts, and {ammanition” is ̋ stríotly limitað. The greater, consequently, is the need for accuracy in shooting under extremely difficult condi- v tions. And the siming has to be lightning quick.

The successfal air fighter muet be a good pilot; but even the most brilliant trick flyer, the | atanter who can throw his machine about in the air and make it a supremely difficult target for his· adversary, ia nevertheless in- completely equipped as a fighter unless he can combine brilliant fying with brilliant gunnery, The safe old rule that offence is The best defence applies even more in the air then on land, and it is by acting on that rule that": B.A.F. fighters have won their Recendasoy over the Germana,

Aerial gunnery has many” special contrivances and naturally. requires special training.

The [two types of gun used are the.... Vickers, which is synchronised with the propellor and fires ita 8 to 8 hundred shots a minute between propellor blades doing their 1,800 or so revolutions a minate, and the handy little Lewis Special sights very special are fitted to allow for a fast

travelling target and some

idea of one of the methods of training gunnere may be gained by imagining a rocking aeroplane body travelling round a circular écure-think of the moving bobby horses of su elaborate merry-go-round at a fair,—with a garner siling in it, siming sta disappearing target. There are many other "atants". *-

It is important that no ammuni- tion shall be carried, which is not absolutely reliable and all ia selected and tested: Gas sre rigorously inspected, for a jam at a critical moment might prove fatal. In training, Subscriptions received LAST YEAR by Lady May previous to "OUR DAY" the other hand, ammunition is amounted to $13.861.00 and it is carefully selected for its badness i hoped that subscriptions this year will the object being, by means of exceed $20,000. All subscriptions will- frequent gan jams to make the and the thermometer altered to show clearing of a stoppage automatio- the amounts, received to date. It ally simple to the pilot.

be acknowledged in the newspapers

is hoped that residents in the ports of

South China, who will be unable to visit It is thorough training, more Hongkong on "OUR DAY will avail even than the wonderful contri themselves of this opportunity to subvances of B A.F. gannery, or the scribe to the Fand through this medium. All subscribers will receive a special ross fine native sirmanship of the

British which has made the fight Subscriptions should be addressed

|ing squadrons of the BAF, the LADY MAY'S BOSE FUND, Government House,

undoubted superior of the Gers

Hongkong.

mana,

Printed and Fablished for the Proprietor, by George William Cade Burnett at 11 Loe House Street, in the City of Vitirir,